Art Car Museum

Garage Mahal

See Art with Cars as the Canvas

Description

This private museum, featuring cars of all makes, models, and aesthetic revisionings, popped its hood to the world in February 1998 under the artistic direction of James and Ann Harithas. Sporting a distinctive scrap metal and chrome exterior designed by car artist David Best, the museum exhibits factory automobiles remodeled by artists from all over the world, each car as unique as the person who designed it. The museum's conceptual origins date back to the 1984 Collision Show at the Lawndale Art Center where Larry Fuente's famous Mad Car was unveiled. The popularity of the show sparked workshops, Art Car parades, and this unique, formal exhibition of all the myriad ways you can make art on wheels.